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harry reid just ate mcconnell's chess pieces. turns out reed had the 51 votes to pass mcconnell's sarcastic bill and said, fine, let's do this, mo-ho. really if it weren't for the part where harry reid said very serious offer that i haven't personally read, the whole thing almost sounded professional. now, mcconnell better have a pretty strong counterattack here. if he wants to stay in the game. >> matters of this level of controversy always require 60 votes. i would ask my friend the majority leader if he would modify his consent agreement to set the threshold for this vote at 60 >> jon: that's the bull [bleep] right there. passing a law in the senate requires 51 votes. there is no extra controversy rule that turns it into 60. parliamentarian will be like force transvaginal ultrasounds. we're going to need 75 on that one. that's crazy. that's controversy. i mean, anything that the ladies from the view can make a meal of, we've got to have 80. i'm sorry. oh, three nacho tuesday? let's just have three people. mitch mcconnell shoul
harry reid just ate mcconnell's chess pieces. turns out reed had the 51 votes to pass mcconnell's sarcastic bill and said, fine, let's do this, mo-ho. really if it weren't for the part where harry reid said very serious offer that i haven't personally read, the whole thing almost sounded professional. now, mcconnell better have a pretty strong counterattack here. if he wants to stay in the game. >> matters of this level of controversy always require 60 votes. i would ask my friend the...
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harry reid's sentence here today gave us information that he wants more out of the republicans. what you're seeing is an unfolding negotiation here, not something that should raise alarm bills, not that negotiations have stopped or something has gone wrong in this process. back to you. >> all right, eamon. thank you very much. i think they should get in a room, close the door, and don't come out until you get a deal. >> we've done that before. that was erskine bowles, gang of six. that was the problem. >> it doesn't serve anybody's interest to be talking publicly, negotiating publicly. we start getting little bits and pieces about social security coming off the table. no progress being made. all these things that are upsetting and roiling. just get behind closed doors and get the deal done. >> i think you're asking for politicians to change their human nature. >> let's talk to one and see what he thinks. our next guest says one area we could cut spending is corporate subsidies and wall street must share the burden with main street. the congressman of arizona says the spending cu
harry reid's sentence here today gave us information that he wants more out of the republicans. what you're seeing is an unfolding negotiation here, not something that should raise alarm bills, not that negotiations have stopped or something has gone wrong in this process. back to you. >> all right, eamon. thank you very much. i think they should get in a room, close the door, and don't come out until you get a deal. >> we've done that before. that was erskine bowles, gang of six....
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. >>> today on the floor of the united states senate the top deck, harry reid said something that he doesn't normally say. he said something that is kind of unusual, actually. he said, you know what, why don't i just play it? >> that is poppycock. >> he said poppycock. the reason that harry reid said the totally awesome word poppycock on the senate floor today was because he and the top republican in the senate, mitch mcconnell, were trading jabs back and forth about which side is to blame for nothing getting done in the senate this year. and when mitch mcconnell blamed that on the democrats, well, out came -- >> that is poppycock. >> that is awesome. what happened in the senate today aside from the poppycock reference was something truly remarkable. in a chamber that has been essentially paralyzed by filibuster after filibuster on nearly everything over the last two years, there were two votes held in the senate today that were not filibustered. that only needed a simple majority to pass. 51 votes to pass, just like the founders intended. and these weren't meaningless votes. weren't
. >>> today on the floor of the united states senate the top deck, harry reid said something that he doesn't normally say. he said something that is kind of unusual, actually. he said, you know what, why don't i just play it? >> that is poppycock. >> he said poppycock. the reason that harry reid said the totally awesome word poppycock on the senate floor today was because he and the top republican in the senate, mitch mcconnell, were trading jabs back and forth about which...
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staffers and a majority leader harry reid, minority leader mitch mcconnell are trying to negotiate a scaled-down debt deal to avoid some of the fiscal cliff and take other major decisions on taxes and spending to the future. again, in an afternoon white house meeting president obama pitch a debt plan he had outlined a week ago, prevent a tax increase for income of less than to an effective thousand dollars per year and extend long-term unemployment benefits. senate leaders are using that framework to try to craft a proposal to pass both houses of congress. aides say it would likely increase the threshold for tax increases, reversing massive pay cut from medicare doctors, and elections of millions of americans to avoid paying the alternative minimum tax. an increase in the debt ceiling is not part of the discussion. that is significant development for house republicans who won any increase in the borrowing limit it accompanied by an equal amount in spending cuts taking the debt ceiling of the table making it much easier for the scaled-down version to be negotiated. from here senate le
staffers and a majority leader harry reid, minority leader mitch mcconnell are trying to negotiate a scaled-down debt deal to avoid some of the fiscal cliff and take other major decisions on taxes and spending to the future. again, in an afternoon white house meeting president obama pitch a debt plan he had outlined a week ago, prevent a tax increase for income of less than to an effective thousand dollars per year and extend long-term unemployment benefits. senate leaders are using that...
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(laughter) so you've been warned, harry reid! take away mitch mcconnell's filibuster and he will strike back by obstructing everything you do! or let him keep the filibuster so he can obstruct everything you do! (laughter) i think the choice is clear. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is the original voice of both yoda and cookie monster. i'll ask him if four cookie cs. please welcome frank oz. (cheers and applause) thank you, hey, nice to meet you frank oz. can i call you frank oz. >> you can. >> stephen: frank oz -- >> can i just say something? >> stephen: yes. >> my favorite part of your show bar none is when you introduce the guest and you come here and take a bow. (laughter) i love that. >> stephen: well, i've got to give these people what they want. >> it's great. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: well, that's great to hear. >> i mean it, i think it's hysterical, and you deserve it. >> stephen: thank you, i put the most thought into it. >>
(laughter) so you've been warned, harry reid! take away mitch mcconnell's filibuster and he will strike back by obstructing everything you do! or let him keep the filibuster so he can obstruct everything you do! (laughter) i think the choice is clear. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is the original voice of both yoda and cookie monster. i'll ask him if four cookie cs. please welcome frank oz. (cheers...
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so i'm getting the sentence that harry reid and the democrats don't want a deal. they want to go off the cliff. >> well, and that's certainly one opinion that's out there, andrea. the cpi aspect, democrats said, you know, we were willing to do that if you were talking about a huge 4 trillion dollar teal deal where we're going to cut a lot of different things, but as part after smaller deal they're trying to iron out over the course this have weekend, they said that that was a poison pill. so bottom line, they were not happy with this at the last minute. they made it well-known to everybody today to certainly stop it from happening so then we heard from a lot of republicans saying, fine, if it's a deal breaker, we're not going to do it and certainly the republicans would like some other sweeteners that would be appealing to them in the final deal. >> and do people in washington, to they realize how angry a lot of americans are? we're down to the wire on a financial crisis that we haven't seen in a long, long time, and there's no agreement. they're scrabbling like k
so i'm getting the sentence that harry reid and the democrats don't want a deal. they want to go off the cliff. >> well, and that's certainly one opinion that's out there, andrea. the cpi aspect, democrats said, you know, we were willing to do that if you were talking about a huge 4 trillion dollar teal deal where we're going to cut a lot of different things, but as part after smaller deal they're trying to iron out over the course this have weekend, they said that that was a poison pill....
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reid and nancy pelosi. returning to capitol hill mitch mcconnell went to the senate floor saying he is optimistic there can be a deal. he believes it can come by sunday afternoon, and at that point he would go back to the president with whatever it is he and reid are agreeing to. he said's optimistic that the next 24 hours are critical. however, tennessee senator bob cochran says even if a deal does get done don't expect too much. >> we're goakd up with a small kick the can down the road bill that creates another fiscal cliff to deal with this fiscal cliff. >> the president did say deja vu all over again. if corker is right, we are going to say some of the same machinations we've seen before. if it doesn't happen, the president wants that up or down vote on his plan. >> remember night, monday night is new year's eve when it all could go bad. >> and happy new year to you. >> thank you, gary. >>> and economists are warning that going over that fiscal cliff could pull us all back into recession. congress impre
reid and nancy pelosi. returning to capitol hill mitch mcconnell went to the senate floor saying he is optimistic there can be a deal. he believes it can come by sunday afternoon, and at that point he would go back to the president with whatever it is he and reid are agreeing to. he said's optimistic that the next 24 hours are critical. however, tennessee senator bob cochran says even if a deal does get done don't expect too much. >> we're goakd up with a small kick the can down the road...
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senate majory leader harry reid, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. they are trying to come up with something that can pass the house and the senate. the president laid out a proposal earlier this evening. at the beginning of this meeting. $250,000 per year. that income would be shielded from tax increases, and now he wants an extension of unemployment insurance. that is something that essentially a nonstarter in a republican-controlled house. now he is leaving it up to the two leaders in the u.s. senate try to reach a compromise. something perhaps along the line of what is being negotiated between the speaker and the president a couple of weeks ago. perhaps a tax increase for amounts of more than $400,000 or $500,000 per year. also, senate leaders want to includsomething on the este tax, according to a white house official. we'll can also be key to this is that the white house officials are also telling fox news and ed henry that it appears as though the debt ceiling is not part of that. this is a huge nonstarter for republicans in the house. they wa
senate majory leader harry reid, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. they are trying to come up with something that can pass the house and the senate. the president laid out a proposal earlier this evening. at the beginning of this meeting. $250,000 per year. that income would be shielded from tax increases, and now he wants an extension of unemployment insurance. that is something that essentially a nonstarter in a republican-controlled house. now he is leaving it up to the two leaders in...
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republicans objecting to a plan being put forth by harry reid. he attempted to pass by a simple voice vote a bill to deter iran from developing nuclear weapons. they complaint senator reid had given them only a few hours to review the legislation after he made some changes, but the democratic leader said not so. the original bill had unanimously cleared the banking committee months ago. senator reid saying that an amended version was delivered to republican leader mitch mcconnell midday yesterday. needless to say, mitch mcconnell disputing that claim. here is how the story unfolded on the senate floor with the two leaders from the democratic and republican parties, harry reid and mitch mcconnell. >> what is wrong with sitting down on a bipartisan basis looking at the language, making sure we get it right, and achieve the goal that i think virtually everyone in the room would like to achieve? nothing i think to get angry about. a proper response would be to work out our differences and to go forward. timeliness is an issue. we need to do this quic
republicans objecting to a plan being put forth by harry reid. he attempted to pass by a simple voice vote a bill to deter iran from developing nuclear weapons. they complaint senator reid had given them only a few hours to review the legislation after he made some changes, but the democratic leader said not so. the original bill had unanimously cleared the banking committee months ago. senator reid saying that an amended version was delivered to republican leader mitch mcconnell midday...
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harry reid saying we did our job months ago. do you think we til would posturing stage at the end of that white house meeting tomorrow? >> in your introduction you made the fundamental point here which is that this agreement before the end of the year, simply cannot go forward unless john by nor is willing to let it do so with majority democrats in the house. if we go over the curve as you put it, they can vote for a large tax decrease becaused off of the new rates that would be reset. they can say we votes to cut taxes for 98% of households. but it is the only scenario that i cap see out there in the near term. >> the building that read has passed. let's lis ep to what mitch mcconnell said about that? >> the senate bill passed with ome democratic votes and despite this repeated calls for the house to pass it. he knows that he himself is the reason it can't happen. the paperwork never left the senate. i said at that time we knew it didn't pass constitutional muster. it has one procedural rule for congress that all tax bills must
harry reid saying we did our job months ago. do you think we til would posturing stage at the end of that white house meeting tomorrow? >> in your introduction you made the fundamental point here which is that this agreement before the end of the year, simply cannot go forward unless john by nor is willing to let it do so with majority democrats in the house. if we go over the curve as you put it, they can vote for a large tax decrease becaused off of the new rates that would be reset....
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that's not going to change, but what harry reid is saying it's their fault. we already heard from mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, it's their fault, it's the democrats. finger-pointing in washing,ton, but what i heard from speaker bain e. he said we's expecting a new proposal by the president. swu the communication is off on the capitol hill switchboard but mcconnell sounds an awful like a guy that the president will make him a new proposal based on what he and the president discuss the laughed night. the real condition here is will president obama make a new deal for any deal that could be gotten done. >> i just tweeted that out, you nailed, it eamon. lots of finger-pointing an complaining and sour grapes going on and very little in the way of compromise talk. thanks very much. continue to monitor the situation and get back to you, if we need to. >> in the meantime, what does all this wringling. >> and harry reid going at it with senator mcmcconnell. we'll talk to outgoing kay bailey hutchison and get her take. what is she hearing? will we get a deal
that's not going to change, but what harry reid is saying it's their fault. we already heard from mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, it's their fault, it's the democrats. finger-pointing in washing,ton, but what i heard from speaker bain e. he said we's expecting a new proposal by the president. swu the communication is off on the capitol hill switchboard but mcconnell sounds an awful like a guy that the president will make him a new proposal based on what he and the president discuss the...
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do we just wait for harry reid and mitch mcconnell to come up with something? when might we have more of these meetings? reporter: senate leaders will meet tonight. carrie reeder says he is suspendi regular business on the senate floor tomorrow so leadership can work on us. they are working on issues and have been for the last couple of days. at that point, sometime sunday morning, they will have to make a decision as whether they got enough vot for they have come up with something that can actually pass the hous and the senate. if that's the deal and they do reach some kd of skeleton or compromise that they can sell the democrats and republicans in the house and senate, they will begin that process once leadership is signed off. the time from then it's a little bit longer when you consider that the house has a rule that any bill must be posted online, it must be public for three days. the senate has a number of procedural hurdles. the senate is strange. you can get something done in unanimous consent, while, floor, walk off and its past -- or you can deal with
do we just wait for harry reid and mitch mcconnell to come up with something? when might we have more of these meetings? reporter: senate leaders will meet tonight. carrie reeder says he is suspendi regular business on the senate floor tomorrow so leadership can work on us. they are working on issues and have been for the last couple of days. at that point, sometime sunday morning, they will have to make a decision as whether they got enough vot for they have come up with something that can...
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harry reid has developed a plan with the republicans. he turns it over to his chief of staff who sits in the oval office and reads out the president and said, i'm disappointed in this white house and in you, that you did not have a plan b. they did not have a plan b. afterwards, there were arriving back from the white house and said, you did a good job. the president needed to hear it that. nobody was telling him that. the president knew he did not have a plan b. there was a scramble to get control of the situation. host: chris in missouri. caller: you are an insider -- guest: i'm an outsider trying to report what happened. we're all struggling. i was watching c-span the other day and they had the committee. they had jim bakker and banker, and on their trying to explain and get past this political road block we have, try to come up with what he said. i noticed one thing that the conference. they always talk about the gdp. it seems like those of in washington forget that outside of washington, people are working and that is what really dr
harry reid has developed a plan with the republicans. he turns it over to his chief of staff who sits in the oval office and reads out the president and said, i'm disappointed in this white house and in you, that you did not have a plan b. they did not have a plan b. afterwards, there were arriving back from the white house and said, you did a good job. the president needed to hear it that. nobody was telling him that. the president knew he did not have a plan b. there was a scramble to get...
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. >>> our lead story this hour the transportation bill, you heard from senator harry reid. the senate is undertaking a series of votes on packages of amendments that have been akreeed to by both senate and house. we begin with senator jim demint. it will end all energy tax subsidies. part of this transportation bill. >>> we have all complained about these major corporations that don't pay any taxes. >> please, let there be order. thank you. the senator from south carolina may begin at this time. >> we all complained about the corporations that don't pay any taxes only to find that many times that's because we offer some tax subsidy that allows them to get out of taxes. we complained for subsidies for big oil and natural gas, we have given subsidies for companies that got out of business. temporary tax policy for whatever we're trying to do does not work. this amendment eliminates the tax subsidies the loopholes that we talked about not only for big oil but for all of the energy tax credits. folks if we let the market work, we'll have wind and solar but we'll have it in a wa
. >>> our lead story this hour the transportation bill, you heard from senator harry reid. the senate is undertaking a series of votes on packages of amendments that have been akreeed to by both senate and house. we begin with senator jim demint. it will end all energy tax subsidies. part of this transportation bill. >>> we have all complained about these major corporations that don't pay any taxes. >> please, let there be order. thank you. the senator from south...
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harry reid says they're headed over the cliff. it is really about senator harry reid and mitch mcconnell? >> to develop the political staring contest democrats say republicans need to move and around rego. the president arrived this morning from hawaii and so with the top democrats and republicans but still no update to report. senate majority leader harry reid said it looks like we're going over a cliff and it is up to the house. >> speaker boner shed call people back to washington today and should not have let them go. they are not here. john boner cared more about his speakership than the financial footing. >> they're now working on a fiscal clear solutions they say the majority leader should talk less and legislate more. also mitch mcconnell says the leader is happy to review with the president what he has in mind but that a majority has not put forward a plan. when they do members will review legislation to make decisions on how fast -- best to proceed. >> it takes time for the house and senate to get something done. if there
harry reid says they're headed over the cliff. it is really about senator harry reid and mitch mcconnell? >> to develop the political staring contest democrats say republicans need to move and around rego. the president arrived this morning from hawaii and so with the top democrats and republicans but still no update to report. senate majority leader harry reid said it looks like we're going over a cliff and it is up to the house. >> speaker boner shed call people back to washington...
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you talked about harry reid picking on me. harry reid suggesting that i'm the reason they haven't done anything is a little bit silly. he ought to look in the mirror, and the reason for that is the senate hasn't voted a budget in three to four years. it would be nice if the senate would pass a budget. then we could compare it to the republican budget, and perhaps we could compromise on how much spending we need to bring down. >> right. >> but raising taxes is not a compromise because the problem is spending. you can compromise on how much you cut spending. >> right. let me ask you this. we're running out of time as we always do. never enough time with grover norquist. how about this proposal from coaching and alexander today that would raise the debt ceiling by $1 trillion if you had a commensurate amount of money taken out of the medicare system by raising the age eligibility to 67 and means t t testing for wealthy recipients of medicare? does that work for you? >> well, if it's all on the spending side, remember, when we get
you talked about harry reid picking on me. harry reid suggesting that i'm the reason they haven't done anything is a little bit silly. he ought to look in the mirror, and the reason for that is the senate hasn't voted a budget in three to four years. it would be nice if the senate would pass a budget. then we could compare it to the republican budget, and perhaps we could compromise on how much spending we need to bring down. >> right. >> but raising taxes is not a compromise...
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harry reid says there's not. seems to me more of the same ping-pong we've had over the last few days. >> were no closer to steering away from the cliff. we are much closer to the cliff. the president made a round of calls last night to talk to congressional leaders about the need to get something done. no one has that produced in the form of a bill. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is saying this is the first contact he's had from a democrat since thanksgiving. you need unanimous continue sent for a lot of things to happen. >> and we're now hearing that the white house is denying there's a new plan from the president. so the white house and harry reid are both denying scott brown and gopas about this new physical cliff plan which puts us back to square one. you tackled this issue of john boehner's control over his conference. in a really interesting way. you basically said he's a substitute teacher in the sense that even when he disciplines folks like holtzcamp who were insubordinate and ripped them of comm
harry reid says there's not. seems to me more of the same ping-pong we've had over the last few days. >> were no closer to steering away from the cliff. we are much closer to the cliff. the president made a round of calls last night to talk to congressional leaders about the need to get something done. no one has that produced in the form of a bill. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is saying this is the first contact he's had from a democrat since thanksgiving. you need unanimous...
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harry reid can't speak for the house. >> right. i would say this, i think he needs john boehner because if they do want to try this 250000 and above bill they need the republican leadership to be willing to put it on the floor for a vote, and that includes john boehner, and then the question, michael, is can they peel off 20, 25, 30 republicans. it's the exact opposite math but can they take a handful of republicans, add them to the majority of democrats, and is boehner okay with passing something like this with what would certainly be if it was the $250,000 or above a minority of the majority. so, you know, a lot of it does still lay in boehner's hands though i think his leverage is significantly reduced. does he bring the bill up and is he okay with a minority of the majority. that's not something we've seen in the modern era of the republican party, that they are okay with bills going through like that. we shall see. >> thank you for your patience. mike viqueira, robert costa, and chris sill lis za. the other big story today, th
harry reid can't speak for the house. >> right. i would say this, i think he needs john boehner because if they do want to try this 250000 and above bill they need the republican leadership to be willing to put it on the floor for a vote, and that includes john boehner, and then the question, michael, is can they peel off 20, 25, 30 republicans. it's the exact opposite math but can they take a handful of republicans, add them to the majority of democrats, and is boehner okay with passing...
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harry reid backed away from the congressional deal and joined forces with the president. it is in the details that the decisions and the negotiations hung. host: lydia from illinois. go ahead. lydia, are you there? go ahead. caller: good morning. it was noted that reporters -- i think that's what you're doing. it is out there. this info. "wall street journal." newt gingrich devised the strategy of transforming the house as a way to drive the national agenda. it was outlined in a book in 2009 when newt gingrich was part of a group that met and devise a process to obstruct. mr. boehner was one of the key lieutenants. back in 1995. his following the process. i'm waiting for you. i want you to identify it now. we need information to understand the process because -- guest: i get your question. it's a good one. i assemble all this in a book at present before the election so people can make an evaluation. it has the details from what occurred over three and a half years. if he do it daily reporting of this, you cannot accumulate the information. i have found this to be the case
harry reid backed away from the congressional deal and joined forces with the president. it is in the details that the decisions and the negotiations hung. host: lydia from illinois. go ahead. lydia, are you there? go ahead. caller: good morning. it was noted that reporters -- i think that's what you're doing. it is out there. this info. "wall street journal." newt gingrich devised the strategy of transforming the house as a way to drive the national agenda. it was outlined in a book...
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so if harry reid and mr. mcconnell can't come up with something, then you've got barack obama's proposal and the up or down vote and one way oar the over, he's going to get them on the record. >> joy, even before he gets to the house, there are plenty of republicans in the senate who can mess this up, right? even if they have a deal, there's no guarantee that there isn't a deal, tea-party backed senator. >> are you giving rand paul the side eye here? >> i had him in mind. that's true. >> at the end of the day, mitch mcconnell is a much better leader of his caucus than john boehner is and he's really controlled the levers of the filibuster process. i would find that very surprising if he couldn't win his caucus. the problem is here never have we seen, not in my lifetime, a weaker speaker of the house of representatives than john boehner. john boehner has essentially thrown up his hands and walked away from the congress and the main da mandate and he's essentially said, you guys pass something. it's the house t
so if harry reid and mr. mcconnell can't come up with something, then you've got barack obama's proposal and the up or down vote and one way oar the over, he's going to get them on the record. >> joy, even before he gets to the house, there are plenty of republicans in the senate who can mess this up, right? even if they have a deal, there's no guarantee that there isn't a deal, tea-party backed senator. >> are you giving rand paul the side eye here? >> i had him in mind....
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. >> now we've got the senate majority leader, harry reid speaking in rebuttal. >> we did have conversations last night that ended late in the evening. between staffs. this morning, we've been trying to come up with some counteroffer to my friend's proposal. we've been unable to do that. i've had a number of conversations with the president and at this stage we're not able to make a counteroffer. the republican leaders told me, and he just said here that he's working with the vice president and he and the vice president, i wish them well. in the meantime, i will continue to try to come up with something. but at this stage, i don't have a counteroffer to make. perhaps as the day wears on i will be able to. i will say this. i think that the republican leader has shown absolutely good faith in just that we're a part on some pretty big issues. >> that was harry reid, the senate majority leader representing the democratic side of things. from the sound of both men, it appears that they are at an impasse. and certainly not optimistic when it comes to trying to reach any kind of any negotiated sett
. >> now we've got the senate majority leader, harry reid speaking in rebuttal. >> we did have conversations last night that ended late in the evening. between staffs. this morning, we've been trying to come up with some counteroffer to my friend's proposal. we've been unable to do that. i've had a number of conversations with the president and at this stage we're not able to make a counteroffer. the republican leaders told me, and he just said here that he's working with the vice...
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so did harry reid. in fact, harry reid's people ran ads in the primary paattacking lowden with the express intent of making angle the nominee. >> can this doctor take this chicken to a gas station, to a grocery store? >> i think it's a little out of touch. >> totally fantasyland. >> sounds like a joke. >> can he pay his mortgage with it? >> together, the democrats and tea party were unstoppable. they got angle and reid not only won re-election, he remains senate majority leader. if those three seats wheere whe republicans had a winning candidate before they replaced them with a less winning candidate, mitch mcconnell would be majority leader today. you might think republicans and maybe even the tea party would have learned their lesson. this should be the year that republicans avenge their 2010 losses. a great opportunity for them. democrats are defending 23 seats compared to the republicans' ten. once again, democrats and tea partiers are working together. in missouri, they teamed up to pick, hey, clai
so did harry reid. in fact, harry reid's people ran ads in the primary paattacking lowden with the express intent of making angle the nominee. >> can this doctor take this chicken to a gas station, to a grocery store? >> i think it's a little out of touch. >> totally fantasyland. >> sounds like a joke. >> can he pay his mortgage with it? >> together, the democrats and tea party were unstoppable. they got angle and reid not only won re-election, he remains...
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harry reid, before his closed door luncheon, said he was still cautiously optimistic. hard to see from our perspective why he would say this because things seem pretty bleak at this point, though you never know what's going on behind closed doors. melissa. >> thank you very much. keeping an eye on that podium because senator harry reid is apparently going to come out and speak in a few minutes so we'll watch for that. let's go to the white house correspondent kristen welker. we know the senate majority leader has talked to the president. has there been any reaction from the white house today. >> reporter: the white house is not commenting on these negotiations that are going on over on the hill. they do not want to derail them by speaking out, by agitating the situation, but i tell you that there is a lot of investment here going on behind the scenes. in addition to mitch mcconnell speaking to vice president biden, the president sent his top negotiator, one of his top negotiators, rob nabors over to the hill. he's meeting with senate democrats as well this afternoon. a
harry reid, before his closed door luncheon, said he was still cautiously optimistic. hard to see from our perspective why he would say this because things seem pretty bleak at this point, though you never know what's going on behind closed doors. melissa. >> thank you very much. keeping an eye on that podium because senator harry reid is apparently going to come out and speak in a few minutes so we'll watch for that. let's go to the white house correspondent kristen welker. we know the...
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>> harry reid is not like to talk about the tax issue. even the president keeps talking about revenues, not tax increases when he clearly means rate increases. people want something they're not willing to talked-about outloud. it is easier to say that some guy in kansas wants to raise taxes but the republicans will not let us. that is not a very good campaign. i do not like grover norquist, i will debate impurities' just trying to avoid the problem he has appeared he is trying to raise taxes which slows economic growth. the tax issue is a very powerful issue going back to the revolution in civil war. -- and civil war. the tax issue is important. the number of people who lost their bids for either election or reelection that signed the pledge,, what does it say about the political potency of the pledge and whether it will matters? >> the majority of the sitting members have taken the pledge. our republican candidates ran on the pledge and lost by two points by an incumbent. incumbents are supposed to raise their votes. reagan doubled his.
>> harry reid is not like to talk about the tax issue. even the president keeps talking about revenues, not tax increases when he clearly means rate increases. people want something they're not willing to talked-about outloud. it is easier to say that some guy in kansas wants to raise taxes but the republicans will not let us. that is not a very good campaign. i do not like grover norquist, i will debate impurities' just trying to avoid the problem he has appeared he is trying to raise...